Editing Mount Wario

{{race course infobox
|title=Mount Wario
|image=[[File:MK8-Course-MountWario.jpg|300px]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) <br> ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|cups=[[Star Cup]]
|ghost=2:06.283 by Nin★Elena (''8'')<br><small>([[Waluigi]] with [[The Duke]], [[Monster (tire)|Monster]], [[Wario Wing]])</small><br>2:03.483 by Nin★Elena (''8 Deluxe'')<br><small>([[Waluigi]] with [[The Duke]], [[Monster (tire)|Monster]], [[Wario Wing]]) (150cc)</small><br>1:37.266 by Nin★Massim (''8 Deluxe'')<br><small>([[Wario]] with the [[Standard ATV]], [[Crimson Slim]], and [[Wario Wing]]) (200cc)</small>
|wifi=Available ([[Wii U]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
|sample=Ryo Nagamatsu<br>Sector 1<br>[[File:MK8-Music-MountWario.oga]]Sector 2.1<br>[[File:WiiU_MountWario_Sector2.1.oga]]Sector 2.2<br>[[File:WiiU_MountWario_Sector2.2.oga]]Sector 3<br>[[File:WiiU_MountWario_Sector3.oga]]Sector 1 (frontrunning)<br>[[File:WiiU_MountWario_Sector1._Frontrunning.oga]]Sector 2.1 (frontrunning)[[File:WiiU_MountWario_Sector2.1_Frontrunning.oga]]Sector 2.2 (frontrunning)[[File:WiiU_MountWario_Sector2.2_Frontrunning.oga]]Sector 3. (frontrunning)[[File:WiiU_MountWario_Sector3._Frontrunning.oga]]
|map=''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
<div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MK8 Mount Wario Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]][[File:MK8DX Mount Wario Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]]</div>
}}
'''Mount Wario''' is the fourth and last race of the [[Star Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. This course takes place on a mountain summit and ski resort themed after [[Wario]], where players must race from the top to the bottom (similar to [[Wii DK Summit|DK Summit]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and [[GCN DK Mountain|DK Mountain]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'').

This is one of the three courses in the game (the others being {{classic-link|N64|Rainbow Road}} and [[Big Blue]]) to be divided into three sections rather than three laps. Mount Wario, along with Big Blue, is one of the only two courses in the ''Mario Kart'' series to not be a looping race course, so when the racer finishes the race, they will simply sit at the end of the course. These two courses also have separate music tracks for each section instead of playing a sped-up, higher-pitched version of the course's music for the final lap/section. The second segment of the course is the only section that has two separate music tracks, with the first version playing in the cave and dam sections and the second version playing from just after the dam until the end of the section.

==Course layout==
[[File:MK8 Mount Wario Starting Line.png|thumb|250px|left|The course as seen from the starting line]]
The course is a race down a snowy mountain split into three sections (like [[Wuhu Loop]], [[Maka Wuhu]], and [[3DS Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]] from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and the remake of [[N64 Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]] from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and [[Big Blue]] in ''Mario Kart 8''). 

Section one starts in a large plane hovering over the top of the mountain, with the racers driving off a ramp before landing on a path at the summit of the mountain. After a few icy downhill turns, some of which are bisected, the course enters a cave, as well as passes the checkpoint marking the start of the second segment.

Section two starts inside the cave, with two [[anti-gravity]] sections ending with a hang-glider segment. Two flat rocks with [[Dash Panel]]s are placed just after, before a boost ramp leads the racers into a hydroelectric dam. After two 90° turns, there is another anti-gravity section with racers driving along the side of the dam, with Dash Panels going down the streams (like in [[Shy Guy Falls]]). The player must steer the kart at the direction of the Dash Panels in order to get the speed boost.

After that, racers soon enter a snowy forest, that splits into two paths to start off (one of these paths splits further). The paths meet up to an area with rocks sticking out of the snow, which can provide a boost via [[Trick]]s. Eventually, the track exits the forest and reaches the top of a chairlift inside a ski area, as well as the checkpoint for the start of section three.

Section three starts by traveling down a slalom and mogul course, with cheering [[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]], and [[Shy Guy]]s alongside the track. After a few turns, racers enter the final anti-gravity section, which goes down a ski jumping ramp with Dash Panels placed on various parts of the ramp. The section ends with a hang-glider section off the jump, where three [[Ring (Mario Kart series)|rings]] are placed to help racers out. After two more turns at the landing area, the track reaches the [[Finish Line (object)|finish line]].

When [[Lakitu]] is holding the start signal, he is shown on the left side of the player. When crossing the checkpoint to begin the next section, he’s also shown on the left side of the player, holding the section count signs.

Like [[Twisted Mansion]], [[Electrodrome]], [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart 8)|Bowser's Castle]], and [[Excitebike Arena]], this course has an opening animation, which is the front of the plane opening up and the ramp being lowered. However, unlike in the aforementioned four courses, where the animation occurs during the race countdown, this course's animation starts as the course intro ends and finishes right before the countdown.

===Shortcuts===
*Right by the starting line, one can skip a couple of turns of the track using a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]].
*Just before the start of the second section, one can hit a small ramp and jump over a pit, cutting off the turn.
*In the forest, one can cut in-between the two paths to a hidden [[Glide Ramp]] by using a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]].
*One can cut off the last turn by Mushroom-boosting through the snow in the corner.

===Staff ghost===
The staff ghost for this track is Waluigi on [[The Duke]], with a time of 2:06.283. In ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' 200cc, the staff ghost is Wario with a time of 1:37.266.

==Other appearances==
[[File:MKT 060CB.png|100px|thumb|right|The Mount Wario badge in ''Mario Kart Tour''.]]
While Mount Wario is not present in the game itself, a badge based on the track's logo was first available during the [[Winter Tour (2019)|2019 Winter Tour]] and later in the [[Winter Tour (2020)|2020 Winter Tour]].

==Sponsors==
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*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#100% Organic Antifreeze|100% Organic Antifreeze]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Bullet Bill Speed Trial|Bullet Bill Speed Trial]] (Signs, trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Burning DK|Burning DK]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Dream Gliders|Dream Gliders]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Lemmy's Tire Service|Lemmy's Tire Service]] (Signs, trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Luigi Gusters|Luigi Gusters]] (Hot air balloons)
|
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2#Mario Motors|Mario Motors]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mario Super Motor Team|Mario Super Motor Team]] (Hot air balloons)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mushroom Piston|Mushroom Piston]] (Signs, trackside banners)
*[[Nintendo]] (Trackside banners)
*[[Star Cup]] (Banners, plane, section markers)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Wario Billionaires|Wario Billionaires]] (Hot air balloons)
|}

==''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' liner notes==
''"This circuit starts with an exhilarating jump, and continues with you sliding down the mountain, leaving a graceful trail in your wake. You'll pass through valleys, caves, and slalom through trees before hitting the final ski jump. The music accompanies you through all these different stages."''

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=150px>
MK8 Mount Wario Course Icon.png|The course icon
MountWarioStart.jpg|The start of the course
MountWarioJump.jpg|[[Wario]] falling out of the plane at the start of the course
Mount Wario MK8 Waluigi.png|[[Waluigi]] at the beginning of Mount Wario
Iggy-MountWario-MK8.jpg|[[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]] racing at the first section of the course
MK8 Rosalina Biddybug.jpg|[[Rosalina]] drifting around one of Mount Wario's various turns
MountWarioMK8.png|Waluigi, at the end of the course, stopped in front of a jumbotron (like in [[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]])
Mount Wario Beginning.png|The first section of the course
Mount Wario Cave.png|The cave leading up to the dam
Mount Wario Dam.png|The dam interior
RosalinaDamMK8.jpg|Rosalina driving along the wall of the dam
Mount Wario Gliding.png|The glider portion of the third section, resembling a ski jump with the finish line from a distance
WarioMountain.png|A released screenshot of the course, revealing the name of the course
Snowboarding Shy Guy stamp MK8.png|The [[Stamp (Mario Kart 8)|stamp]] obtained for beating the staff ghost at this course
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ワリオスノーマウンテン
|JapR=Wario Sunō Maunten
|JapM=Wario Snow Mountain
|Spa=Cumbre Wario
|SpaM=Wario Summit
|FraA=Descente Givrée
|FraAM=Frosted Downhill (can also mean "Crazy Downhill")
|FraE=Descente givrée
|FraEM=Frosted Downhill (can also mean "Crazy Downhill")
|Dut=Wario's Winterberg
|DutM=Wario's Winter Mountain
|Ger=Wario-Abfahrt
|GerM=Wario Downhill
|Ita=Monte Wario
|ItaM=Mount Wario
|Por=Monte Wario
|PorM=Mount Wario
|Rus=Гора Варио
|RusR=Gora Vario
|RusM=Mount Wario
|Kor=와리오 스노 마운틴
|KorR=Wario Seuno Mauntin
|KorM=Wario Snow Mountain
|ChiT=瓦利歐雪山
|ChiTR=Wǎlìōu Xuěshān
|ChiTM=Wario Snow Mountain
|ChiS=瓦力欧雪山
|ChiSR=Wǎlìōu Xuěshān
|ChiSM=Wario Snow Mountain
}}

==Trivia==
*The original ''Mario Kart 8'' is the only game to have a Wario-themed course without [[Wario]] as the staff ghost, with it being [[Waluigi]] instead.

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